REEL TO REEL: JULIAN WIGGINS

Over the next weeks, we will be chatting with some audio professionals (Live and Studio Engineers, Record Producers, Arrangers, Mastering Engineers, Sistem Engineers); we will be asking all of them the same questions. We trust that these interviews will both inspired and informed you.

When does it happen? When does a mix leave the realm of chaos to hit the stage of clarity? Shawn Murphy mixes straight to two track… And this is firstly because he’s a genius and secondly because music he is recording has been properly arranged in the first place. (note from Tim: it happens before you mix it)

Your greatest inspiration is? David Sanborn

Your top 3 production / mixing values without which you will never mix / produce? 1 Selecting the repertoire 2 Setting the right key and tempo for the song 3 Choosing appropriate arrangements

Your top 3 all time albums? The Spin- Yellowjackets Secret Story- Pat Metheny Take 6- Take 6

The 3 most frequent mistakes “inexperience” makes? 1 Recording a song in the wrong key 2 Recording a song at the wrong tempo 3 Inappropriate instrumentation